Iron-Deficiency:
Milk is very low in iron. To get the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance of
15 mg of iron, an infant would have to drink more than 31 quarts of milk
each day. Milk also causes blood loss from the intestinal tract, depleting
the body’s iron.

Diabetes:Of 142 diabetic children tested in a recent study, 100
percent had high levels of an antibody to a cow’s milk protein. It is
believed that these antibodies destroy the insulin-producing cells of the
pancreas.

Calcium:
Green leafy vegetables such as kale are as good or better than milk as
calcium sources.

Fat Content:
Other than skim varieties, dairy products are high in fat, as a percentage
of total calories:

FAT CONTENT OF DAIRY PRODUCTSas a percentage of total calories

Source

Fat Percentage

Whole milk

49%

“2%” milk

35%*

Cheddar cheese

74%

Butter

100%

* It is 2% fat only by weight.

Contaminants:
Milk is frequently contaminated with antibiotics and excess vitamin D. Of
42 milk samples recently tested, only 12 percent were within the expected
range of vitamin D content. Of ten samples of infant formula, seven had
more than twice the vitamin D content reported on the label, and one had
more than four times the label amount.

Lactose:
Many people of Asian and African heritage are unable to digest the milk
sugar, lactose, which then causes diarrhea and gas. The lactose sugar,
when it is digested, releases galactose, a simple sugar which is linked to
ovarian cancer and cataracts.

Allergies:Milk is one of the most common causes of food allergy.
Often the symptoms are subtle and may not be attributed to milk for some
time.

Colic:
Milk proteins can cause colic, a digestive upset that bothers one in five
infants. Milk-drinking mothers can also pass cow’s milk proteins to their
breast-feeding infants.

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